{"id":12,"date":"2010-07-28T06:35:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T06:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rabideau.org\/test\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-08-17T23:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T23:44:20","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rabideau.org\/rachel\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Educational Therapy services are provided in a professional office setting in the quaint foothill community of Sierra Madre, CA or via Zoom, upon request and when appropriate. One-on-one sessions are typically 50 minutes in length.&nbsp; Sometimes sessions are shorter or longer, depending upon the needs of the client and\/or the client&#8217;s family. &nbsp;In those cases, sessions are prorated. &nbsp;The frequency and duration of therapy varies and is also based upon the individual needs of the client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therapy sessions provide a wide range of intensive, individualized interventions designed to remediate learning difficulties. It is a skill-oriented process whereas tutoring is content-oriented. The purpose of educational therapy is to improve basic learning skills so the client can learn and retain content on his\/her own. This often includes strengthening areas of perceptual and cognitive difficulty as well as critical thinking. The methods and programs used are research-based and uniquely selected for each client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therapy sessions include developing the client\u2019s use of strengths to foster learning as well as helping him\/her understand the social and emotional aspects that impact learning. If a client does not already have the results of an evaluation from a professional, he\/she may need a psychological-educational evaluation to determine levels of academic achievement, learning style, and areas of strength and weaknesses used to develop a treatment plan.  However, depending upon the scope and level of learning challenges, assessments administered during educational therapy sessions maybe provide sufficient information to develop an intervention plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Clients are typically neurodiverse children, adolescents and young adults who struggle with learning difficulties such as:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Dyslexia<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">AD<\/span>HD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Academic difficulties (reading, written expression, mathematics)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Language processing problems<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Nonverbal learning disorders (NVLD)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Visual and auditory processing problems<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Executive Function Difficulties<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 128, 0);\">Poor motivation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Anxiety<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#368078\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Low academic self-esteem<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<center><br><em><strong>Rachel Rabideau, M.A., ET\/P<\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong>38 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Suite L, Sierra Madre, CA 91024<\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong> Phone: 626.487.5628<\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong> Email: <a href=\"mailto:rachel@rabideau.org\">rachel@rabideau.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educational Therapy services are provided in a professional office setting in the quaint foothill community of Sierra Madre, CA or via Zoom, upon request and when appropriate. 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